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LONDON (AP) — Garbine Muguruza's first major tournament as a reigning Grand Slam champion didn't last long. Less than a month after winning the French Open, the second-seeded Spaniard was beaten in the second round of Wimbledon on Thursday by a...

LONDON (AP) — It looked all too easy for the champions at the All England Club. It was another story, though, for one of last year's finalists and for one of the highest seeded women in the draw.
Defending women's champion Petra Kvitova and former...

Angelique Kerber felt the same old, rhythm as last year at the Volvo Car Open. Venus Williams wished that she did, too, instead of bowing out of the tournament Thursday in Charleston, S.C.
The top-seeded Kerber, the defending champion, advanced to the...

Venus Williams had not played much winning tennis since capturing her 49th WTA title in February.
She was more than ready to show off her game at the Volvo Car Open on Wednesday.
The third-seeded Williams used her powerhouse serves and crisp...

The Latest on the US Open (all times local): 11:55 p.m. Roger Federer shut out John Isner in a tiebreaker — something that had never happened to the big-serving, 6-foot-10 American in an official, tour-level match — and won their fourth-round U.S. Open...

When it began, Donald Young was a man without shoes. When it ended, he was a man still without a Grand Slam quarterfinal on his resume.
But the 2015 U.S. Open still will be looked upon fondly by the American left-hander, who came back twice from two sets...

This was more like a gentle workout than a Grand Slam match for Andy Murray.
Bidding for his second Wimbledon title in three years, the third-seeded Murray was barely tested Thursday as he swept past an ineffective Robin Haase of the Netherlands 6-1,...

The men on opposite ends of the bracket finally worked their way onto the same tennis court at the same time.
Sunday's men's final in the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells will be another Novak and Roger Show. This one will be Chapter 38.
When Novak...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Rafael Nadal didn't give the impression he was lacking any confidence as he raced through the first round of the Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 win Monday over Russian veteran Mikhail Youzhny.
Coming back from a right wrist...

BEIJING -- World No. 2 Rafa Nadal sailed into the quarterfinals of the China Open, his first tournament in 13 weeks, on Thursday but conceded his quest to regain his lost rhythm continues.The Spaniard, returning from a wrist injury, beat qualifier Peter...

BEIJING -- WTA Finals qualifiers Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and Simona Halep confirmed their class with straight-sets victories at the China Open on Tuesday as two contenders to join them in the season-ending tournament suffered surprise...

Sloane Stephens was ousted in three sets at the U.S. Open by Johanna Larsson, while Peng Shuai upset No. 4 seed Agnieszka Radwanska in straight sets to reach the third round.Stephens, the No. 21 seed at the tennis season’s final Grand Slam tournament,...